Does A Parent Have a Right to Know?

I know this has been talked about on this blog before and probably done better, but please humor me. Those of us that work in the abortion f...

Love Letter to The Abortioneers Everywhere!

I love us, and abortioneers everywhere. This blog makes me feel good about what I do and what I believe in. When I've had a really long...

Over Worked and Underpaid

Yesterday I was brimming with ideas for a blog post and they are all still floating around in my skull. I even got some of one written, then...

What Do C-Sections Have To Do With Abortions? Working toward a reproductive-justice perspective

the complete physical, mental, spiritual, political, social, environmental and economic well-being of women and girls, based on the full ach...

Empire State of Mind.

Spring has sprung. The time has come to support your local abortion fund! Abortion funds are local, grassroots organizations that raise mone...

Abortioneer Lovin': a MOTA follow-up

"I wonder if he thinks I have the right to reproductive autonomy."  Hey there. Just popping in on a busy Friday to share a little ...

Using my job

In high school, I really, really wanted to go to the prom, and to me, pretty much the only thing worse than not going at all was going alone...

Health Scare

So. About that health reform. Can I admit that I stopped following it months ago? Can I admit that, more than frustrating, I find the debat...

A Letter to My Local Protesters

"There are five people you meet in heaven, each one of us was in your life for a reason. you may not have known the reason at the time,...

Abortion won't be sinking with this ship

Bittersweetness - The Associated Press reports: On the cusp of succeeding where numerous past congresses and administrations have failed, ...

Oh, Colorado.

Great news for people who might get pregnant in Colorado -- Anti-abortion groups there say they have gotten enough signatures for a proposal...

The paradox of pregnancy

I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. -Mother Theresa Earlier this week, Pr...

The System Rewards Persistence

One of the patients I will never forget ended up being one of the most persistent patients I ever worked with. It was a long road for...

What Brought You to This Work?

Recently, someone asked me how I became involved in abortion care work and who or what has guided my journey in that work. After writing to ...

What is this "work-life balance" of which you speak?

Sometimes, you just gotta. My lovely coblogger About A Girl recently wrote about self-care and the symptoms of getting too wrapped up in you...

Legal Shmegal.

Just because abortion is legal, does not mean it is accessible, affordable or available. So what's the point? Why is getting an abortio...